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universe is determined by accidental swerves of atoms, on the other hand, human beings can use their free will, thus breaking in the spell of the atoms. 7. Lucretius: Argue for or against the thesis that Lucretius has an inconsistent view of the gods: they are there, but are not interested in humans. So why does Lucretius need gods in philosophy? 8. Lucretius: Argue for or against the thesis that Lucretius has an inconsistent view of human agency: on the one hand everything in the universe is determined by accidental swerves of atoms, on the other hand, human beings can use their free will, thus breaking in the spell of the atoms. 9. Lucretius: Argue for or against the thesis that Lucretius has an inconsistent view of the gods: they are there, but are not interested in humans. So why does Lucretius need gods in philosophy? 10.Apuleius: Argue for or against the thesis that Apuleius wants to convey the notion that human cleverness overcomes all hardships of life. 11.Apuleius: Argue for or against the thesis that the last book of Apuleius Metamorphoses/The Golden Ass breaks the comic character of the previous part of the novel and hangs attached to it as a Fremdkörper. 12. Apuleius: Argue for or against the thesis that Apuleius wants to convey the notion that curiosity and true piety are incompatible. 13.Apuleius' myth of Cupid and Psyche. Defend or attack: The story of Cupid and Psyche does not aim at conveying any deeper, philosophical truths about the nature of love and its function in human life, but the allegorical character of the story and the mythological setting merely are background to an entertaining fairy tale. You might have a look into Carl Schlam, "The Tale of Cupid and Psyche" chapter eight in idem, The Metamorphoses of Apuleius. On Making an Ass of oneself, Chapel Hill 1992, pp. 82-98. 14. Petronius. To what extent do the foods and the murals reflect the company of dinner guests in the Dinner of Trimalchio? Formulate a thesis as to what Petronius intends to tell the reader with this. 15. Petronius. Does Petronius make fun of the lower layers of society or is his novel a way of giving them a voice? 16. Roman woman. Compare and contrast what Lucretius writes about women in books 4 and 5 of The Nature of Things with the passages on and from Roman women red in class, keeping in mind the the specific genres that these texts belong to. LIT 102. Introduction to Classical Literature Topics for PAPER 2 due Friday April 26 6pm load it up through blackboard - turnitin 1. Choose one of the following topics. 2. Collect arguments in favor of your position AND in favor of the opposite thesis from the source-text 3. You must use a piece of secundary literature (academic article on JSTOR, library-journals, monographs DO NOT USE any text found on the internet; the material you use must have appeared on paper). 4. Write a 900-1000 words paper. 5. It needs to contain a clearly stated and supported argument, including a counter-argument and its refutation. Topics 1. Ovid: Analyse the myth of Narcissus in Ovid's metamorphoses using contemporary insights form psychoanalysis and/or theories on human self- awareness. 2. Ovid & Seneca/Euripides. Analyse the way in which Ovid reworks the Medea story and formulate a thesis about what Ovid's message with his narrative is. 3. Epictetus. Can you accept Epictetus' concept of freedom as alignment of your mind with that which is within your power, i.e. the affirmation of moral goodness and the avoidance of evil, opions of others, and emotions (esp. anger, grief, sadness, etc.)? Formulate as exactly as possible Epictetus' definition of freedom and compare and contrast it with other definitions. Then identify situations in which Epictetus' concept of freedom does not work. 4. Stoicism (Epictetus). Argue for or against the thesis that stoicism is self- contradictory. On the one hand, it seems, stoics assume that the whole universe and all events in it have been predetermined. Your life is scripted, is fated, from cradle to grave. On the other hand, not everything is subject to the overwhelming force of fate. Humans are free, be it only with respect to what is within their power, namely, reason and the ability to give one's moral consent or dissent to what befalls one. 5. Stoicism (Epictetus). Stoicism is about finding freedom in ataraxia, or undisturbedness. You can find that by avoiding emotions, especially negative ones like anger and sadness, but even more positive ones like joy and excitement. Both Seneca and Epictetus seem to make an exception for the feeling of sympathy, for instance with a friend who mourns. Is this an inconsistency? Or is sympathy not really an emotion for Seneca and Epictetus, but rather something of the ratio? Formulate an answer (=thesis) and refute the opposite. 6. Lucretius: Argue for or against the thesis that Lucretius has an inconsistent view of human agency: on the one hand everything in the
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Running head: PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPLANATION FOR NARCISSUS’ MYTH

Psychological Explanation for Narcissus’ Myth in Ovid’s Metamorphosis
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Psychological Explanation for Narcissus’ Myth in Ovid’s Metamorphosis
According to Ancient Greek mythology, Narcissus was an extraordinarily handsome boy,
son of Liriope and Cefiso. In the book Metamorphosis, Ovid presents Narcissus’s handsomeness
as that shown exclusively by gods and goddesses (Barrow, 2017). Being so handsome, Narcissus
once saw his reflection on the surface of the water while he leaned down to drink. He rapidly fell
in love with the reflection, as he saw such a handsome boy he could not do otherwise. According
to Ovid, Narcissus’ love with his own reflex on the surface of the water was so intense that he
forgot to eat or drink for days, until he died while waiting for the reflection on the water to fall in
love with him, as he had fallen in love with it (Barrow, 2017).
Psychologists have used this myth in an attempt to understand the biased perception of
reality that patients have. As Narcissus, these patients are excessively fond of themselves, which
somehow prevents them from recognizing the achievements of others (Sandler, Person &
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